Correlations between Palmer drought indices and various measures of air temperature in the climatic zones of the United States

Auteur :
WILLIAMS, K. R. S.

Description :
The major objective of this study is to compare cloudiness and various measures of air temperature with drought intensity to determine the variables that most effectively identify the temperature/drought relationship. The general geographic pattern of the relationships and the differences between summer (July) and winter (January) relationships are also investigated.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Physical geography, issn : 0272-3646, 1992, vol. 13, n°. 4, p. 349-367, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 25 réf.

Date :
1992

Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, Abingdon, Taylor and Francis